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Since we have multiple points of data for lifespan, perhaps we should be computing a weighted average between them?

Going by gut feel: 3-5 years sounds like "pretty likely", let's give that 95% of the weight, at 4 years for simplicity. 10-20 years would be nice, but really, how much tech lasts that long? Not much. How about 4.9999999% at 15 years. And the remaining can go to "indefinitely", which seems pretty darn unlikely, so it has 0.0000001% weight.

(4*95+15*4.9999999+∞*0.0000001 / 100) = ∞

I guess we can ignore the monthly cost ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I applied weights to things, so this is Bayesian, and we all know that's always right.




You didn't take into account the heat death of the universe.


It won't be all that hot, so I don't really think the floppies are in any risk of melting because of it. Probably nothing to worry about.


It is the lack of heat that would be the issue.


Just roll them in a nice soft blanket. I have one that keeps me warm even in plain winter. We can add a hot chocolate cup and that should do the trick.


To be fair, less entropy means those floppies will last longer - so the heat death should marginally raise the their expected lifetime.




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